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Sophomore Grace Forbes defended her Conference USA cross country championship title last Saturday, securing her second conference title in as many years en route to a third place finish for the women’s cross country team.
Even someone who grew up singing, immersed in song within family and church, could be forgiven for suffering butterflies when stepping out onto a nationally televised stage. Tuscaloosa native Emma Caroline Warren had to remind herself to take deep breaths before singing in front of Blake Shelton, John Legend, Nick Jonas and Kelly Clarkson, but as shown on last Monday’s “The Voice,” on NBC, the singer, going now by simply Emma Caroline, didn’t let trepidation show. “It’s hard to prepare yourself to be on that big a stage, in front of those celebrity coaches,” she said in a phone ...
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The fascinating reason flowers have appeared inside a 1,000 year old oak tree The ancient tree with a colourful history of legends and folklore is fenced off from the public Updated White and yellow flowers have been placed inside the 1,000 year old Allerton Oak tree in Calderstones Park (Image: @ReAdornedReAdored) Flowers have been placed inside the legendary 1,000 year old Allerton Oak and the ECHO can reveal why. The ancient tree that has stood in Calderstones Park for over a thousand years has a fascinating history of legends and folklore. The sprawling tree is so big it has to be proppe...
Remembering the devastation of the Haiti earthquake 11 years later Randi Mann Tuesday, January 12th 2021, 5:00 am - The 2010 catastrophic Haiti earthquake affected approximately 3 million people. On Tuesday, January 12, 2010, at 4:53 pm local time, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake devastated Haiti. 11 years later, the Caribbean country is still recovering. The epicentre of the earthquake was near the town of Léogâne, approximately 25 km west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. Haiti has a rich history rooting back to 5000 BC. The area, which takes up three-eighths of the Hispaniola island, was ...